Class C Misdemeanor & FTA?

Late in 2005, I was arrested for disorderly conduct. I was given a PTA. I went to my court date and was given Anger Management counseling. I tried very hard to find somewhere I could go that wouldn't charge me an ungodly amount of money, no such luck. After having a continuance granted to finish, I learned that the place I had been going to wasn't an accepted anger management program. I did not have enough time to complete the program somewhere else after that, before my court date.





The family court gentleman told me "If you don't bring something stating you finished, then bring your toothbrush.





Needless to say, I got scared because I couldn't complete it, didn't go to my court date and now I have a FTA bench warrant.





What would be my best route to go about handling this, as I do not want it following me around forever.

Class C Misdemeanor %26amp; FTA?
Turn yourself in!!!
Reply:Once the warrant is issued, the only thing you CAN to is to turn yourself in. You can not get it lifted. You must be booked and then and only then can your lawyer work on getting the charges changed, amended or a continuation of your PTA to finish your program.





Here are your choices:





1. Talk to an attorney and have them work on getting you booked and bailed out or released on your own recognizance pending your court appearances.





2. Just turn yourself in and then work with an attorney to get the charges resolved.





The warrant will never go away. And, when you do get caught, you are going to jail. It always is easier for your attorney to argue your point to the court if you do the right thing and turn yourself in. A judge is gonna throw the book at you if he sees you were picked up by the police on a long outstanding warrant where you were "on the run".
Reply:Finnish the program, then Call the court, and find out how to go about turning yourself in to clear up the warrant.


you will more than likely be fined for missing court, but if you explain that you needed to Finnish the program, that coupled with the fact you turned yourself in will help keep you out of jail
Reply:What the people above me said is correct, turn yourself in. The sooner you do that, the sooner it's over. You'll spend a night or two in jail, and you'll go to court. You were unsuccessful in the terms of your plea, and you'll be forced to serve the time of the original charge. I doubt you'll get the maximum or anything close to it. If I had to guess, when you get to court, you'll get time-served, and you'll be out that night. And remember, if you don't turn yourself in, that habeas will always be there, so if you ever get pulled over, or at any time your license is ran, you'll be arrested on the spot. Constantly looking over your shoulder for police is no way to live. County jail isn't that bad. I found the transport from the jail to the court to be horrible though.
Reply:hire an attorney.